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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Release: 2018-09-27
Runtime: 227 min
Rating: 8.1 / 10
Cast
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
King Lear
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack
Kent
Danny Webb
Danny Webb
Gloucester
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Kirsty Bushell
Regan
James Corrigan
James Corrigan
Edmund
Lloyd Hutchinson
Lloyd Hutchinson
Fool
Claire Price
Claire Price
Goneril
Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson
Edgar
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Cordelia
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Richard Clews
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
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John Hastings
Curan / Doctor
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Jake Mann
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
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Michael Matus
Oswald
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Caleb Roberts
King of France
Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell
Albany
Daniel Rabin
Daniel Rabin
Cornwall
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Scott Sparrow
Albany's Man
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James Millard